Omni Royal Orleans in Pop Culture
- In "Live and Let Die," James Bond stays at the Royal Orleans.
- The Led Zeppelin song "Royal Orleans" is purportedly based on an incident involving the band members at the hotel during the 1970s.
- In 1965, the Royal Orleans was mentioned in Arthur Hailey's novel Hotel as being arguably the best hotel in North America.
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